Cement post.



J. J. COOK.

CEMENT POST.

APPLICATION FILED D3012, 191s.

Patented June 16, 1914.

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CEMENT POST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 16, 1914.

Application filed December 2, 1913. Serial No. 804,320.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN J. Coon, a cit1- zen of the United States, residing at Cherry Valley, in the county of Otsego and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cement Posts, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to posts, and more particularly to the class of cement or composite posts.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a post wherein the body thereof is made from cementitious material and is formed to receive a wood strip which enables the mounting of a gate or fence wire thereon.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a post wherein the wooden strip is readily removable therefrom in event that the same becomes worn or mutilated, so that a new strip can be substituted.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a post which is extremely simple in construction, strong, durable, and inexpensive in manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a post constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is an edge elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sectional View on the line 4:4: of Fig. 2.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the

post comprises a body which is upwardly tapered throughout its length, while a pair of opposed sides of the body at its lower end portion are outwardly flared so as to pro vide an enlarged base 6 which is adapted to be embedded in the ground, the body being preferably made from cement, although it may be made from any other suitable homogeneous material.

Formed longitudinally in the body 5 is a slot 7, which opens through opposite faces of the same, and in which is fitted a removable strip 8 preferably made from wood, one end of the strip being formed with a beveled end 9 which engages with a correspondingly beveled end 10 in the slot'7, while the opposite end of the strip is formed with a substantially V-shaped notch 11 in which engages a correspondingly shaped projection 12 formed at the opposite end of the slot 7 so that the strip 8 when engaged in the slot 7 can be held against displacement. Passed transversely through the body 5 and strip 8 is a bolt member 13, carrying the usual nut 14 which detachably fastens the strip in the body.

In the use of the post, the staples or other fasteners for connecting the gate or fence wire are fastened in the wood strip 8 so that said gate may be supported by the post, or the fence wires fastened thereto. Should the strip 8 become unfit for use the bolt member 13 can be readily removed for the detachment of the strip, whereby a new one can be fastened in its stead within the post.

Arranged at one side of the body 5 and secured thereto by the bolt member 13 is a wood strip 16, which is used only when the post is employed for a corner or gate post, so that the wire can be fastened to the side of the same, but this strip 16 is removed from the said post when ordinarily used.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction of my invention will be clearly understood, and therefore a more extended explanation has been omitted.

What is claimed is 1. A fence post comprising a body having an elongated slot, a wood strip removably fitted within the slot, the said strip being formed with a notch in one end, and a projection correspondingly shaped to the notch formed in one end of the slot and engaged in said notch.

2. A fence post comprising a body having an elongated slot, a wood strip removably fitted within the slot, the said strip being formed with a notch in one end, a projection correspondingly shaped to the notch formed in one end of the slot and engaged in said notch, and means for detachably fastening the strip in the slot.

3. A fence post comprising a body having an elongated slot, 2. wood strip removably fitted within the slot, the said strip being formed with a notch in one end, a projection correspondingly shaped to the notch formed in one end of the slot and engaged in said notch, and means for detachably fastening the strip in the slot, the said strip at its opposite end and also the slot at its remaining end being correspondingly beveled with respect to each other, and a Wood strip mounted against one face of the post and fastened by the last-named means.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN J. COOK.

Witnesses:

W. J. NELSON, HENRY S. Cons, J r.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). C. 

